Chocolate Pecan Coffee Cake Just Right For Any Time Recipes

CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. INGREDIENTS YOU WILL NEED.
• 2. Fully bake a pecan pie (or buy one already bake) preferably in a disposable pie tin (so you can take it out easily later). Let it cool to room temperature. NOTE: if you bake your own pecan pie, I would recommend that you put parchment paper on the bottom of the pan. The first time I made this cake, my pie stuck and I had to cut in to 4 pieces. That did not change the taste of the cake, it was still delish!!
• 3. Preheat your oven to 350F degrees. Grease your cake pan and line the bottom with a piece of parchment paper. NOTE: The first time I baked this cake, I used an aluminum mold and it worked fine. I have since purchased a 10 X 3-inch springform pan and I must say I prefer it over the aluminum mold.
• 4. In a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa, coffee and water. Add in the vanilla. Set aside.
• 5. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• 6. In a standing mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the melted chocolate and mix until incorporated. Add the dry ingredients in thirds, alternating with the wet ingredients, beating well after each addition.
• 7. Spoon 1/3 of the batter evenly into the bottom of the cake pan. Take the pecan pie out of the tin (you may need to cut it out, so it might make sense to bake your pie in a disposable pie tin) and place it right side up on top of the batter. I thought that the pie might sink to the bottom either now or during baking, but like a ship, it sailed on top.
• 8. Cover the top and sides of the pie with the remaining batter. You may want to thwack the cake on the counter a couple of times to make sure there are no air pockets hiding between the pie and the side of the cake pan. Don't skip doing this to get the air bubbles out! Smooth the top.
• 9. Bake in a 350 F degree oven for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at THE EDGE of the pan comes out with just a few crumbs. NOTE: You are testing the sides because the pie is in the center and that will alter your results. NOTE 2: Ovens vary and I baked my 1st cake an addtional 10 minutes. I've since made my 2nd cake and found additional minutes were required. Don't start testing until you've baked at least 30 minutes. NOTE 3: Don't let the photo turn you away, this will be the bottom of the cake.
• 10. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes the turn it out upside down onto a cooling rack to cool completely. When the cake is cool, it's time to make the ganache frosting.
• 11. MAKING THE GANACHE FROSTING: Place the chopped chocolate in a bowl.
• 12. Heat the cream to a simmer then pour over the chocolate.
• 13. Let it sit for 1 minute then gently stir until the all the chocolate is melted and the ganache is smooth. Let it sit at room temperature for 25-35 minutes stirring occasionally until it is frosting consistency. NOTE: It took about 45 to 55 minutes for this to come to a good frosting consistency.
• 14. Frost the top and sides of the upside-down cake and sprinkle with the chopped toasted pecans. NOTE: I placed waxed paper strips around cake before frosting for easy clean up.
• 15. NOTE: Make sure the cake and pie in center is completely cooled before frosting and cutting.

CHOCOLATE PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.
• 2. For the cake: Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• 3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl.
• 5. Add to creamed mixture, continuing to beat.
• 6. Add vanilla and chocolate syrup to batter and mix well.
• 7. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Just before cake is done, prepare frosting.
• 8. For the frosting: Put butter, chocolate chips, sugar and evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stirring ingredients together, boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 9. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and nuts.
• 10. Pour over warm cake.

OLD SOUTHERN CHOCOLATE PECAN SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch pan.
• Mix 2 cups white sugar, flour, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Combine water, vegetable shortening, margarine, and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Pour liquid into flour mixture and stir well. Return saucepan to stove and set it aside.
• Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk in a large liquid measuring cup and stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Pour egg mixture into cake batter and mix until fully combined. Transfer batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake the cake in preheated oven until cake springs back when touched lightly with a finger or a tester comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• While cake is baking, prepare icing using reserved saucepan. Combine confectioners' sugar, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, butter, milk, vanilla, and pecans in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until hot but not boiling. Pour icing over hot cake immediately after it comes out of the oven. Allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack.

CHOCOLATE PECAN COFFEE CAKE - JUST RIGHT FOR ANY TIME!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350; grease & flour a 9-inch spring-form pan; set aside.
• Prepare FILLING & TOPPING MIXTURE: Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon; cut in butter until coarse crumbs, stir in chips, coconuts and nuts; set aside.
• Prepare CAKE PART: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, add baking powder & soda and salt; beat until well-combined; scrape sides if necessary.
• Add eggs one-at-a-time, beating well after each is added; add vanilla.
• Alternate adding flour and sour cream, beat (or hand mix) on low speed after each until combined.
• Spread half of the batter into prepped pan; sprinkle with half of the Filling/Topping mixture.
• Spoon mounds of remaining batter over the filling, then spread evenly as best you can; sprinkle remaining topping.
• Bake for 45 minutes; cover lightly with foil to prevent over-browning; finish baking for another 15-20 minutes.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes; then run a knife around the edges, remove sides of spring-form pan; cool for 30 minutes.
• Serve warm.

CHOCOLATE-PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, pecans, brown sugar, chocolate and salt in a small bowl and mix well. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat together the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour, beating until just incorporated.
• Spoon half of the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle the chocolate and pecans on top. Spoon the remaining cake batter on top and smooth the top. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate; invert back onto a rack to cool completely.

PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the first six ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine pecans, sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl pecan mixture. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and orange juice until smooth; drizzle over warm coffee cake. Cool on a wire rack.